The purpose of the module is to integrate students' knowledge and competence from other HR modules and work experience. This allows students, individually and as a group, to analyse key HR issues in the wider national and international context. More specifically, the module aims to examine how organisational strategy informs HRM practice and how HRM, in turn, impacts on organizational performance, not just from a narrow economic perspective but also in terms of its impact on workers, stakeholders, the future of work, and the wider society; to expose students to a range of theoretical frameworks and alternative views on how HRM is enacted and what it means for organisations and different groups of workers; to support analytical competence for employability and the impact students may have on people, work, organisations, and society in the future.

The strategy and context of human resource management in a digitalised work context; recruitment and selection, talent acquisition, pay and reward, fair treatment, employee voice, performance, ethics and HRM, and the impact of technology on HRM.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate key contemporary issues and debates for the theory and practice of HRM and the future of work. 2. Analyse the effects of context on employment experiences, work relationships and HR practices. 3. Identify the links between HR strategy, practices, contextual forces, and organisational performance. 4. Develop understanding of ethical issues in the management of people in the 21st Century. 5. Consider the impact of technology on decision making in HRM.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 6. On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 7. Reflect on their role as a team member and future leader to potentially impact positively on the world of work and society at large.

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A blended approach to teaching will be adopted which will include online and face to face lectures. Students will be encouraged to be active learners and engage with online platforms including podcasts, seminars, and discussion forums. The module will develop students' critical analytic skills through engaging in class discussions on the impact of topics, such as automation and digitalisation, on the future of work. The Department of Work & Employment Studies has a strong research track record in areas relevant to this module. Contemporary research topics by faculty within the Department as well as their wider national and international networks will be incorporated to class discussions as appropriate including: the future of work; regulation of the employment relationship; diversity and inclusion; the impact of technology on employees and international HRM and managing in a global context.